SA’s Khuli Chana features top stars in new video

11 Oct 2016 - 15:08

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Khuli Chana, one of South Africa’s most popular and talented rappers, has released a video that features artists from Kenya and Ghana.

Khuli Chana. Photo: www.afternoonexpress.co.za

The track ‘One Source’ premiered last month at the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) nominee announcements. The video was shot in Ghana and features Ghana’s Sarkodie and VVIP alongside Kenya’s Victoria Kimani.

Produced in South Africa by Egg Films with Native VML, the music video was directed by Sunu, a Zimbabwean who has worked with high-profile commercial brands and is also a producer on the track.

‘One Source’ is taken out of Khuli’s upcoming album One Source (due to be released later this month) which features some of the greatest artists from Africa. Real name, Khulane Morule, Chana’s last offering was Lost in Time, which scooped the Album of the Year award at the 2013 South African Music Awards (SAMAs).

Chana has been quiet for the past three years after being shot by police in a case of mistaken identity, but seems to be making progress. He was nominated in the Best Collaboration category at the MAMAs together with AKA, Burna Boy and Yanga on the song ‘Baddest’, which follows a string of recent collaborations by top musicians from different African countries.

Not new to pooling his talents, Sarkodie joined his lyrical prowess with Nigeria’s Patoranking on a single titled ‘No Kissing Baby’ – a song that brings West African countries together. With a rich musical career, Sarkodie also bagged four awards at the Ghana Music Awards held in May this year. Last year the rapper performed at New York’s Apollo Theatre at the History in the Making concert.

Made up of Zeal (real name Abdul Hamidu Ibrahim), Prodigal (Joseph-Nana Ofori) and hiplife veteran Reggie Rockstone, VVIP is a Ghanaian hiplife super-group known for hits such as ‘Skolom’ and ‘Selfie’. The music outfit remains one of the most successful bands in Ghana. In 2016, they won the Best Group at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAS).

In this fascinating video, Sunu exhibited the power of collaboration by including the vibrant colours of Ghanaian street artist Moh Awudu and the works of Kenyan digital artist and photographer Osborne Macharia as examples of how Africa is redefining its image.